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Court Management
Court Management Executive Summary
University of phoenix
CJA/394
Team A
7/28/2012
James Wheatley
Introduction
Why does the American society have the court system? This summary will answer that question. This paper will also consist of the court purposes and responsibilities. What is the importance of strategic planning and vision as foundations of successful court management? Finally the impact of court consolidation and restructuring on the future of court processes.
Summary
The purposes of having courts are to help interpret the law and hold people accountable for committing a crime. “Purposes and Responsibilities of Courts should never be confused with efficiency or even the constitutional means of the separation of powers, judicial independence, and the inherent powers of the courts. Courts exist to do justice, to guarantee liberty, to enhance social order, to resolve disputes, to maintain rule of law, to provide for equal protection, and to ensure due process of law. They exist so that the equality of individuals and the government is reality rather than empty rhetoric according to ("Purposes and Responsibilities of Court", 2011).” Strategic planning can help both sides if use properly. “Strategic planning helps court leaders to envision a successfully performing court and then act to develop the necessary procedures to achieve it. (Emphasis added) The challenges of today's constantly changing legal, social, and technological environments are exacerbated by the increasingly competitive funding scene among branches of government. Thus, the judiciary must define, articulate, and communicate its corporate values and strategies, including its use of information technology, in serving the public and functioning successfully as a coequal branch of government. As C. C. Torbert, Jr., former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama said, "Now, more than ever, there is a need to erase once and for all the common picture of an...